Avex Taiwan

Avex Taiwan Inc.

Type	Public subsidiary
Industry	Music and entertainment
Genre	Music record label
Founded	July 1998
Headquarters	Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan)
Area served	Taiwan
Products	Planning, creation, and sales of music (CDs) and video (DVDs) software
Parent	Avex Group Holdings, Inc. (Avex International Holdings, Ltd.)
Website	www.avex.com.tw

Avex Taiwan Inc (Chinese: 愛貝克思股份有限公司, formerly 艾迴唱片公司 or 艾迴股份有限公司) is an entertainment and record label based in Taiwan. It was founded in July 1998 and is a foreign consolidated subsidiary of parent company Avex Group, based in Japan. As of January 2002, Avex Taiwan is managed by Avex Asia Holdings Ltd and became a foreign consolidated subsidiary after Avex Group's restructure in April 2004 Its main businesses are planning, creation, and sales of music (CDs) and video (DVDs). Apart from producing music for artists based in Taiwan, it also distributes for other Avex and foreign artists, such as Kumi Koda and Super Junior.

Avex Taiwan is one of the "Big Four" record labels in Taiwan with Universal Music/What's Music International, Warner Music Taiwan and Sony Music Taiwan.

In September 2013, the company's consultant, Li Tian-do, announced that the company will withdraw from Chinese music segment, due to poor sales of Chinese music segment. However, Avex will retain its music distribution of Ocean Butterflies singers and foreign singers.

Current artists

Local

Note: Singers are at the time of withdrawal from Chinese music division. Distributions are excluded.

• Angelababy
• Angelica He
• Ariel Lin
• Dance Flow
• Danson Tang
• Eddie Pang
• Jessie Chiang
• Joe Cheng
• RelaxOne
• Shin - former lead singer of Taiwanese rock band Shin
• Xiaoyu Sung

Korean

• 10cm
• After School
  • Orange Caramel
• BoA
• Clazziquai Project
• EXO
  • EXO-M
• f(x)
• VIXX
• Henry Lau
• Kangta
• Lena Park
• Loveholic
• SM The Ballad
• Shinee
• Super Junior
  • Super Junior-M
• TRAX
• TVXQ
• U-KISS
• Urban Zakapa
• W & Whale
• Winterplay
• Zhang Liyin

Japanese

• 244 Endli-x+
• AAA
• Acid Black Cherry
• Alan
• Arashi+
• Cheeky Parade
• Da Pump
• Deep
• Dream
• E-Girls
• Gackt
• Half Life
• Hey! Say! JUMP+
• Hideaki Takizawa
• Hitomi
• Iconiq
• J Soul Brothers
• Jake Shimabukuro+
• KAT-TUN+
• Kazuki Kato
• Ketsumeishi+
• KinKi Kids+
• Kis-My-Ft2
• Kumi Koda
• Lands+
• Livetune+
• Moumoon
• Namie Amuro
• NEWS+
• NYC+
• ravex
• Saori@destiny+
• Super Girls
• Tegomass+
• Tokio+
• Tokyo Girls' Style
• V6
• Yuzu+

note:+non-Avex Japan

International

• BT
• Armin van Buuren
• FPM
• Max Graham
• Emma Hewitt
• A. J. McLean
• John O'Callaghan
• Paul Potts
• Daniel Powter
• Markus Schulz
• Roger Shah
• Connie Talbot
• Tiësto

Former artists

Local

• A-Lin (2005 to 2013) - moved to Sony Music Taiwan
• Shino Lin - one of the first Avex's artists in Taiwan
• 5566 (2002 to 2004) - moved to Warner Music Taiwan
• Awaking (元衛覺醒) (2004 to 2007) - moved to EMI Music Taiwan
• Cyndi Wang (2003 to 2008) - moved to Gold Typhoon (Taiwan)
• Show Luo (2003 to 2007) - moved to EMI Music Taiwan; then reforming to Gold Typhoon (Taiwan)
• Wu Bai (2003 to 2010) - moved to Universal Music Taiwan
• Shin (band) (except former lead singer Shin) (2002 to 2006) - moved to Music Nation Wingman Limited; then moved to Skyhigh Records
• Angela An
• Roomie

Japanese

• Bright - disbanded
• Daishi Dance (2010) - released "The Ghibli Set" under the label. Currently signed to Universal Music
• Luna Sea (2011 to 2012) - moved to Universal Music

Korean

• Girls' Generation (2007 to 2010) - distribution moved to Universal Music but merchandise remains at Avex Taiwan as part of SM Official Goods Store Taiwan Branch

Distributed labels

• Ocean Butterflies International
• Johnny & Associates
• S.M. Entertainment (except Girls' Generation)
• Fluxus Entertainment
• Toy's Factory (since 2012)
• EMI Music Japan (Shinee only)

See also

• List of record labels

External links

• (Chinese) Official website
• Avex Taiwan's channel on YouTube
• Avex C-pop's channel on YouTube
• Avex Taiwan on Facebook